The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-15
1T WILL BE SOLD.
TIE FEELING IN BALTIMORE.
Tho Sale Of the Kond tho Important Topic
on tho streets-The Stock OF tho Com.
pnny Receivers from Saturdays Quota.
tions-Why Garrett Wants to Sell.

BALTIMORE, March 14.-Since 1t has be-
come generally known that a meeting ol
railroad men was held in this city yester
day, the people are rapidly coming to the
conclusion that the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road will be cold. People arc now talking
on the streets about the possibility Of The
road falling to pay stock dividend, be.
cause Of extensions and improvements, in
which event large interests may be put to
serious Inconvenience. There is, how.
ever, much confidence manifested in the
solidity Of the road and shares sold TODAY
at 17o, against 1855 on Saturday. There
were l3o shares sold at the higher figure.
It 10 some time since 30 much Of tho stock
was on the market. So 4
" MIR. Garrett was seen to-day but wonld
not say anything In regard to the road nor
the telegraph system. He declined to saw
II he had had recent communication with
q prominent telegraph operator from New
York. A search Of all hotel registers has
failed to discover tho presence OF such
officer in Baltimore, though he may have
been here. ala ''
WHY GARRETT WANTED TO BELL,
A Washington correspondent Of the
american has interviewed a prominent
railroad man who says: 1.-THE trouble
with the old deal was that the contracts.
or papers, or agreements signed by Sully
and Garrett were signed on Friday" said
one Of the railroad men interested in the
deal to me to-day. "There are as manv
supsrstitious people in Wall street IS in
the biggest gambling houses, and they
claim 1t was unlucky. I will tell you e1.
actly how the whole matter came about
IT all dates from the Tiifin, Ohio, dis.
sster. We must 20 back few
months, to the time that William NJ. Gle.
ments was removed and Bradford Dun.
ham appointed in his place. Clements
was most popular with his mon, and thew
would do anything for him. When Dun.
ham took charge he removed many men.
others left. 1t is a fact that every man
connected with that Tiilin disaster was
new man on the road. This, together
with the comment passed on Mr.. Garrett
by the newspapers at the, time,
made him terribly blue .and har
assed. vi His slster, Miss Garrett like.
wise, was greatly worried over the
affair, and Robert Garrett remarked
that the papers had even hinted that he
was o murderer. This, to man of his
sensibilities, was most distressing. Just
at this time Jay Gould sent two directors
OF tho Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany to see Mr.. Garrett, with one OF his
numerous offers, to buy out the telegraph
company. They saw Mr.. Garrett. He
spoke Of the terrible strain he was under
and how the papers had spoken ofhim in
connection with the accident.
."Whcn the New Workers made the offer,
Mr.. Garrett looked at them and replied:
No, gentlemen, I will not sell the tele.
graph company. Ii cold tho tail the
hide would have to 60 with it. feel
just at present as if would sell the hide
and tail, too. This criticism Of my man.
agement has worn me out. II am almost
tired OF railroaiing. When you are
ready to buy the hide come and talk 10
me- The gentlemen left. They reported
to Gould that Garrett would not sell the
tail alone, but he might sell the hide with
the tail. The New York parties then set
work to buy the hide, and this deal ia the